Chapter 2 of The heart of Happy Hollow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The heart of Happy Hollow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly. "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?" "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?" "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you. It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
Chapter 2 of The heart of Happy Hollow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “"Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “"Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"”
possessive form of “i” — a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
From this reading “It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “"Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “"It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
possessive form of “i” — a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madison Mixon, is dat you in de flesh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
try to get or reach
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.
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From this reading "Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's me, Marthy; you tol' me ef evah I made a man o' myse'f, to seek you.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading It's been a long road, but I's tried faithful."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wha--wha----" she stammered, rising slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don' you know me, Marthy, don' you know me; an' don' you want to see yo' husban'?"
Chapter 2 of The heart of Happy Hollow by Paul Laurence Dunbar holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 430 sentences of The heart of Happy Hollow, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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